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Dalit Killings: Buta Visits Village, to Submit Report Soon Hisar (Haryana) | Apr 24, 2010 Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Buta Singh today visited Mirchpur village in Haryana's Hisar district where two dalits were charred to death in a flare up of caste violence early this week. Accompanied by senior civil and police officers, Singh took stock of the situation in the village in the wake of the killings and promised adequate security for dalits. He said he would submit his report into the outbreak of caste violence to the President, the Prime Minister and the Governor and the Chief Minister of Haryana at the earliest. Buta also visited the house of the dalit girl and his father who were burnt alive when members of a particular caste set afire a number of houses in the village. Ending a two-day stand off, the two dalits were cremated last evening after the administration promised action against those found guilty and announced compensation for the bereaved family. The Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government had announced financial relief of Rs five lakh for the family and Rs one lakh each to those whose houses were torched. The state government had already suspended an SHO in connection with the violence. Eighteen-year-old Suman, a physically challenged girl, and her father Tara Chand, 70, were killed when members of upper castes torched some 12 to 15 dalit houses on April 21. The Opposition INLD demanded the resignation of Hooda in the wake of the killings. "Hooda has no moral right to continue in office. His claim his government is committed to the welfare of dalits has fallen flat," INLD leader Ajay Chautala told reporters here. He should immediately resign, the party Secretary General said. Chautala alleged police had remained a mute spectator when the houses of dalits were set ablaze. Filed At: Apr 24, 2010 18:28 IST , Edited At: Apr 24, 2010 18:28 IST
